AREVA has chosen the Beaumont-Hague site as the location for a test center for its Concentrating Solar Thermal Power(CSP) technology, thereby renewing its commitment to developing French industrial know-how. This unique project will be developed in the Research Hall of Beaumont-Hague (Hall de Recherche de Beaumont-Hague – HRB), where more than 80 researchers from the [...]
IKEA Group partners with Hanergy to install solar panels on IKEA buildings IKEA Group today announced that, as part of its goal to only use renewable energy to power its buildings, it will partner with Hanergy, one of China’s leading clean energy companies, to install solar photovoltaic panels on IKEA owned buildings in China. Once [...]
Jun 12 2012 | Posted in
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Nokero (“No Kerosene”) unveils Edâ„¢, the world’s most affordable solar book light to help kids study, teach sustainability, and provide children around the world with light to live and learn.
Spire Corporation, a global company providing solar photovoltaic equipment and systems, has announced that it will provide a 20 megawatt photovoltaic module turnkey assembly line to the collaboration of SKY Energy International, Inc. located in Florida and Metals and Engineering Corporation located in Ethiopia.
Apr 12 2012 | Posted in
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Panasonic Enterprise Solutions Company in partnership with the Seattle Mariners announces the installation of a solar panel system comprised of 168 Panasonic HIT® Double solar panels at Safeco Field, the Seattle Mariners’ home ballpark. HIT® Double solar panels are unique because they absorb and generate electricity from both the top and bottom sides of the [...]
Mar 29 2012 | Posted in
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MIDLAND, Michigan-In October, Colorado became the first market in the country to experience how the DOW POWERHOUSE™ Solar Shingles from Dow Solar are “reinventing the roof†for a new generation of homeowners. Today, Dow Solar is extending the accessibility of electricity-creating roofing shingle technology by announcing the first members of the POWERHOUSE™ Authorized Dealer Network, [...]
Beginning in December, residential electric customers served by Consumers Energy can submit applications to participate in the utility’s Experimental Advanced Renewable Program (EARP). This program allows electric customers to sell the output of customer-owned solar generating systems to Consumers Energy for a fixed price over a contract length of 15 years. Applications for this next phase of [...]
The Solar Thermal Energy Equipment Manufacturing industry will gain ground over the next five years, according to IBISWorld, the nation’s largest publisher of industry research. Industry revenue is set to grow to $273.1 million in the five years to 2016. Revenue growth will slow down as the positive effects of the manufacturing tax credit end. [...]
SOLON Corporation, one of the largest providers of turnkey solar power plants in the U.S., will build a 10-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) array near Kingman, Arizona, to provide affordable renewable power to customers of UniSource Energy Services (UES). SOLON will provide the energy to UES through a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) that allows [...]
It seems that the state who’s motto was once “the land of opportunity” (until 1995 when it changed it to “the natural state)” offers little opportunity to defer the cost of installing solar systems in your home or business. Â The state of Arkansas does not offer any tax credits, loans or grants for the installation [...]
AES Is First Battery-Based Energy Storage Project to Finalize Loan Guarantee Washington D.C. — Energy Secretary Steven Chu this week announced a $17.1 million loan guarantee has been finalized for the AES Westover facility. The loan guarantee will support the construction of a 20 megawatt (MW) energy storage system using advanced lithium-ion batteries. The AES [...]
The U.S. Department of Energy today announced it is accepting applications for a total of up to $74 million to support the research and development of clean, reliable fuel cells for stationary and transportation applications. The solicitations include up to $65 million over three years to fund continued research and development (R&D) on fuel cell [...]
(Phoenix, AZ) – Science Foundation Arizona (SFAz) has announced the use of a $1 million grant for a project to make large-scale solar electricity generation more cost-effective. Pioneered by internationally recognized and celebrated University of Arizona (UA) researcher Roger Angel, the “energy telescope†project uses principals of optics and large telescope design in an innovative way [...]
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